Mechanism for raising and lowering lanterns.



A. V. JOHNS.

MECHANISM FOR RAISING AND LOWERING LANTERNS.

APPLICATION FILED APB. I9. 1916.

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A. V. JOHNS.

MECHANISM FOR RAISING ,AND LOWERING LANTERNS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 19. 1916.

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AVVY v JOHNS, 0F FORSYTH, MONTANA,ASSIG1\TOR or ONE-HALF To THOMAS A.Davis,

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MECHANISM FOR RAISING AN D LOWEBING TEENS.

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Application filed April 19, 1916. Serial No, 92,258.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AVY V. JOHNS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Forsyth, in the county of Rosebud and State of Montana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Mechanisms for Raisingand Lowering Lanterns, of which the following is a specification."

My invention relates to improvements in mechanism for raising andlowering lanterns, that is to say, means for raising and loweringlanterns used as railway signal lanterns, and one object of my inventionis the provision of means which can be operated with ease and despatchfor raising and placing in position the lantern upon the top of asupporting post, or raising-it to proper position upon the post withreference to the:

semaphore and for lowering the lantern to the groundwhen necessary.

Another object of my invention is the provision of means of thecharacter and for the purposes stated, which can be operated with easeto raise or lower the lantern and fit or place it in proper raisedposition, which means will be simple in construction, durable andinexpensive to manufacture and from every point of view thoroughlyefficient and practical.

With these objects in view, my invention consists of mechanisms forraising and lowering lanterns embodying novel features of constructionand combinations of parts sub stantially as shown, described and claimedherein.

In order that the construction in detail and the operation of myimprovement may be fully understood and the advantages which itpossesses may be appreciated, I

have shown in the accompanying drawings a mechanism embodying myimprovements. Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the completeinvention used for raising and fit- V ting the lantern upon a supportingpost, the lantern and mechanism being shown in full lines in theoperation of'being'raised, and the lantern being shown in dotted linesas it is about to be fitted to the post support. Fig. 2 represents aside view of my inven tion used in connection with a supporting postcarrying a semaphore and for raising and lowering the lantern inconnection with a semaphore. Fig. 3 represents a detail view of the hoodor guide for the bail of the lan tern and the pulley which receivesthecord for raising and lowering the lantern, and

the upper end of the hood 8, formed with slits'9, providing guides forthe bail of the lantern, as w ll'presently appear, and also havingtherein a, shaft 10 forming the mounting for the guidepulley; 11.Passing.

over said guide pulley 11, is the cord 12, one end of which 13 isconnectedwith the bail 14 of the lantern 15 and the other end of whichpasses through the guide 16 over the guide wheel 17, mounted in saidguide 16, the lantern being also provided opposite said wheel 17, with acleat 18 adapted, when the lantern is raised to proper position, to fitupon the bracket 19 secured upon the upper end of the supporting post,the shaft 3 carrying a yoke 20, which serves to guide the cleat 18 ofthe lamp to said bracket 19.

The construction described refers particularly to Fig. 1, in which thelantern is supported on the upper end of the post and serves as anordinary signal lantern at railway crossings, and other situations,while in the construction illustrated in Fig. 2 and used in connectionwith the semaphore 21, I provide the bracket 22 secured to the post nearits upper end and on one side, said bracket engaging the cleat 23 of thelantern and supporting the lens 24: in rear of the semaphore colorsignal 25, in which construction the bail guiding hood and its cordguiding roller are adjusted in proper relation with reference both tothe staff and the hail of the lantern as well as to the semaphore andthe supporting post.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings,the operation of my invention will be readily understood, and it isapparent that when the cord is drawn upon that the lantern is elevatedto thertop of therpost with the bail thereof guided into the slit of thehood, and that t the slit causes the lantern to be positioned Patented Jan. 9, 1 917.

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cleat thereof to fall upon and fit on said bracket, and thus support thelantern upon the top of the post. In Fig. 2, the operation is identical,only that the position of the hood With reference to the stall ,isreversed and the bail of the lantern is guided into the slit of the hoodand directed to the supporting bracket, and in proper position withrelation to the semaphore.

It will be understood that the hood may be easily adjusted verticallyand placed on either side of the stafi, also that the operating cord maybe secured to the post by a suitable clip orv anchoring device 27, andthat the mechanism can be operated with ease and Will perform itsfunctions in an eliicient and practical manner,

I claim:

1. In a mechanism for raising and lowering lanterns, the combinationwith a suitable support, a vertical staff carried thereby, an armadjustably secured to said stafi, a hood mounted on one end of said armand having a pulley secured therein, and a cord passing over said pulleyand having one end secured to the bail of the lantern to be raised andthe other end free and passing through a guide mounted on the body ofthe lantern.

2. In a mechanism for raising and lowering lanterns, the combinationwith a suitable support, a lantern engaging bracket carried thereby, avertical staff mounted on said support, an adjustable arm carried bysaid staff and having a hood mounted on its outer end, a pulleyjournaled in said hood, 7

a cord passing over said pulley and having one end secured to thelantern to be raised and the other end free and passing through a guidemounted on the lantern, a cleat on the lantern for engagingthe bracketon said support, and means carried by the vertical staif for guidingsaid cleat to cause its engagement with the bracket.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in the presence of tWoWitnesses.

AVY V. JOHNS. Witnesses:

GEO. L. SWAN, Loo H. SLAWSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of IPatents,

7 Washington, D. 0.

